Innovative robot increases shipyard productivity
The maritime industry has often been accused of being slow to catch up when it comes to modern technology. But over the course of the last few years, companies within the industry
The maritime industry has often been accused of being slow to catch up when it comes to modern technology. But over the course of the last few years, companies within the industry
The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) today announced that Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding and Ingalls Shipbuilding Divisions and General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works (General Dynamics NASSCO is currently a member
The U.S. Department of the Treasury yesterday took action to designate two major Iranian commercial entities -Tidewater Middle East Co. and Iran Air – under Iran sanctions regulations. Tidewater Middle East Co.
The American Club had a “very good year” in 2010, members of the P&I mutual heard at its annual meeting in New York yesterday. The club began 2011 with a strong and
Denise Verreault, president and CEO of Groupe Maritime Verreault, has strongly criticized the Quebec government’s decision to award a contract for the construction of two ferries to the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, a
China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Limited says that its Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. has entered a Cooperation Framework Agreement with China Development Bank Corp. and Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG. In addition Yangzijiang
Stena Line is installing two wind turbines on the prow of the ferry Stena Jutlandica, which operates on the Gothenburg Sweden – Fredrikshaven,Denmark route. The turbines will both supplying energy and reduce
Austal USA says that it has worked very closely with its U.S. Navy partners to achieve a comprehensive corrosion management solution for the Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class. “The Navy and
On June 15th, 2011, Judge Patricia Seitz of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered a judgment maintaining a jury’s January 2011 fraud verdict in favor of Carnival
Gibraltar-based Gibdock has confirmed its status as a fast rising player in the Mediterranean cruise ship repair and refurbishment market by completing a drydocking contract for U.K.-based Saga Holidays. Last month, the